10 Nov. 2017 - Greetings to all coin collectors where-ever you might be! Heron is continuing his effort to help keep the Coin Chatting place alive. Heron reports #342 of different issuing entities of Central & Oest Europa:
The Coin: Austrian Nederlanden Duchy of Letzeburg - Demi-Liard - Copper -
full date 1789 - 17mm dia.
Obverse: Crowned Coat of Arms of Duchy Letzeburg.
Reverse: DEMI
LIARD
1789 Note: Mint Mark at 12 oclock. Brussels Mint.
963 - Title Count of Letzeburg first used by the Ardennes family.
1715 - Treaty of Utrecht: Hapsburg rule is confirmed. Duchy of Letzeburg
integrated into the Hapsburg southern Nederlanden.
1789 - Ruler Joseph Benedikt August Hapsburg-Lotharingia aka Joseph II.
1795 - Letzeburg invaded by France.
1815 - French rule ends. The Grand Duchy of Letzeburg created by Congress
of Vienna.
Note: In 1985 the Administration of Letzeburg declared that the language
Letzebuergesch was the National Language.
Note: This coin was issued during the time period when Austrian Nederlanden
was a member of the Holy Roman Empire.
Info Sources:
eBay coins Letzeburg 1/2 Liard.
NGC coin info Letzeburg demi-Liard 1789.
History of Letzeburg - wikit.
Numista coin info 1/2 Liard Josef II.
Letzeburg list of rulers - wikit.
List of states of the Holy Roman Empire - wikit.
Letzeburg - Encyclopedia Britannica.
Coin info Letzeburg 1/2 Liard Global Coin Info.
Googly images Letzeburg coins 1780s.
Allnumis info Letzeburg 1780s.
** Well, Heron made that fast trip to Napoleonic Danzig and returned to den
Nederlanden. Finding small treasures that were issued by various issuing
entities. Finding number 342 was a lot of fun. Mucho fun is this coin collecting
hobby. **
